Google Chrome is getting a redesign — here's what it looks like

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. AP Google is planning a redesign for Chrome, its browser, that will adopt the "Material Design" ideas that Android uses, according to The Next Web.

Screenshots of the redesign were spotted on Google's developer website and show a slight tweak to the way Chrome looks, including squarer corners, a flatter look, and redesigned buttons for bookmarks and information.

According to the report, the new design is functional but not finished, and it's unclear when Google plans to roll out the update.

Here is what the new design looks like:

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Here's what Chrome looks like now.

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Tabs will now have a squared-off look rather than a rounded one, and Google has ditched the line-based settings menu in favour of three dots.